Life, 1910-03-17 · page 31 of 36
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This page comprises three distinct elements: **Left Column - "Rhymed Reviews"**: A book review by Arthur Guiterman critiquing Ralph Connor's novel *The Foreigner*. Guiterman satirizes the plot—a morality tale about an immigrant named Kalman who learns not to murder—by mocking its "goody-goody" religiosity. His final stanza attacks the author's narrative dodge: having Providence (God) execute vengeance rather than having the hero do it himself, which Guiterman finds hypocritical and cowardly moralizing. **Center/Right - Premier Motor Company Advertisement**: A full-page car advertisement using rhetorical questions to tout the Premier automobile's superior reputation, appearance, speed, safety, and reliability record. The ad targets consumers who value substance over superficial choice. **Bottom - Cartoon**: A simple illustration captioned "She: WHY DON'T IT FLY, GEORGE?" showing an early airplane, likely mocking the novelty and impracticality of aviation in this era. **Context**: This represents Life's dual role as satirical commentary (book review, humor) and high-end advertising vehicle for affluent readers.
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this cour. ases froa ny the late potony cf ge. Like ting three 5 TL onistde and Inslde ot fedgr ble, convenient and ar fans for porches and : 7 LSON MFG. COMPANY ‘eat 29th Street, New York Y inte Rolling Parttions, Rosling tains, Wood Block Floors, Rhymed Reviews The Foreigner (By Ralph Connor, George H. Doran Company.) The wind is east; the roads are brooks That daunt our pampered city dwellers; And | must read a bunch of books Because they head the list of “ sell- And this one sells the best of all— But why? By all that’s wild and woody In Canada, T dare not call The novel good; it’s goody-goody. The tale begins in Winnipeg Among the immigrant Galicians Who love to drink and shake a leg And furnish jobs for kind physicians, Young Kalman not, We find, without a deal of reason) To kill the villain, Rosenblatt, A guileful Slay a-brim with treason. West, Kalmar longs (and But, sent out grows To manhood; morally befriended, He learns at length that knifing foes Is not a thing that Saints com- mended. the youngster Yet Rosenblatt, you may be bound, Not thus is freed of Retribution; Another Instrument is found For Heaven's Righteous Execution. An outlawed Nihilist returns. “Sst! Boom!” A dreadful detona- vans’ Ale IMPLY Ale—Good Ale. What a wealth of | Pleasure, comfort and benefit it means! Socth- | t gratifying and enchanting to all the senses, lending a helping hand to make supericr equipment. Nature's ally. Leading Dealers and Places. In the selection of a motor-car, what counts most with YOU? Is it Reputation? Is it Appearance? Is it Safety, Dependability ? Is it Speed, Power, Efficiency? Is it Past Records? If Reputation—The PREMIER has the reputation of being the car of the motor-wise—the choice of the people who can judge what constitutes a good motor car. If Appearance—The PREMIER looks what IT IS—the equal of any motor car made at any price. , If Speed, Power, Efficiency—With these qualities in their highest development the PREMIER combines the greatest possible satisfaction of operation. If Safety, Dependability—The PREMIER effective brak- ing surface of 526 square inches, as against the 300 or less square inches of cars in general, is typical of the superior safeguards provided THROUGHOUT the PREMIER. If Past Records—No other car, whatever its class, can show a record career equal to the PREMIER'S in the greatest, severest motor reliability contests ever held. Or, of as coaclasive of its superior ” the PREMIER COMPANY took ost license under the Selden do you ignore all the above and trast entirely to your own judgment machinery and design? Them inspection of the Premier will be just as any of the other considerations. NY tsk ost AY) Mater Prference that is founded op fact they on = suey motes Isegect the 1910 models, Read "How to Bay a Motor Car." We have secured «number of ina cf ths, one cf which we will vend: you “ into ngement which not onl; tected the Cpicmer et nereaniceenarss on tring every PREMIER which hed boca bought. free for the asking. Waite fort PREMIER MOTOR MFG. CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IND. the Selden Patent Hudson, N. ¥. Estab, 1736, And Rosenblatt the Wicked burns To death, and all is jubilation. I hate to see an author shirk The moral points a story raises And shove the Hero's dirty work On Providence in canting phrases. Let Heroes wave the vengeful sword And slay these Villains pestilential ; But thrusting vengeance on the Lord— Now, honest, is that reverential? Shed wine, BONE aR NLR, lease? Arthur Guiterman. wt comicbooks.com